Unit 9. The post office

You cannot make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post office at 10p.m.. The post office offers a special mail service which is... Thanh Ba Post Office has a spacious and pleasant front office..

The class is divided into two teams.

Each team in turn chooses a number at random and do the task requested, if the

answer is correct, ONE POINT is

scored

In case the answer is wrong, the other team can answer

If a LUCKY NUMBER is chosen, ONE

POINT is given without the answer,

Vietnamese equivalences for some

postal services:

1 Mail and Parcel Service:

2 Express Mail service:

3 Express money transfer:

4 Press Distribution:

5 Flower Telegram Service:

6 Phone calls and Faxes:

7 Phone cards & internet cards:

8 Postal savings:

Chuyển thư và bưu phẩm Chuyển thư nhanh

Chuyển tiền Phát hành báo chí

Điện hoa Điện thoại và fax

Các loại thẻ gọi điện thoại & internet

Tiết kiệm bưu điện

1 spacious /'spei∫əs/ (a) :large and with a lot of space

2 courteous /'kə:ti.əs/ (a) : polite and respectful,

well-mannered

3 surface /'sə:fis/

surface mail: a way of sending letters, parcels, etc

by road, sea or train and not by aircraft

9 subscribe /səb'skraib/ (v) : to pay money to an

organization in order to receive a product, use a service regularly or support the organization

Task 1: Find evidence in the text to support these

statements

1 You cannot make a phone call at Thanh Ba Post

office at 10p.m

- The post office opens daily from 7 a.m to 9 p.m

2 You can save some money if you send a parcel which

is under 15 kg

- We offer a very competitive rate for parcels under 15kg

3 The post office offers a special mail service which is

Task 2: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) before the word that has the opposite meaning to the italicised word.

1 Thanh Ba Post Office has a spacious and pleasant front office.

A large B beautiful C cramped D open

2 Our well-trained staff are always courteous to customers.

A helpful B rude C friendly D open

3 This speedy & secure service of transferring money can

be useful.

A rapid B hurried C careful D slow

4 If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, send it by a fax machine.

A unique B outdated C changed D imaginative

Task 3: Answer the following questions.

1 What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with?

2 What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office?

3 According to the text, What are the three different ways of sending a letter?

4 What is the Messenger Call Service used for?

5 What will you have to do if you want to get your

newspapers and magazines delivered to your

house?

3 According to the text, What are the three different ways of sending a letter?

- They are: air mail, surface mail and EMS

2 What services are offered at Thanh Ba Post Office?

- Mail and Parcel Service, Express Money Transfer, Phone Calls and Faxes, Press Distribution

1 What is Thanh Ba Post Office equipped with?

- Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced technology and has a spacious and pleasant front office

5 What will you have to do if you want to get your

newspapers and magazines delivered to your

house?

- We will have to subscribe to our favourite

newspapers and magazines

4 What is the Messenger Call Service used for?

- It is used for notifying the recipient of the time and place to receive the call

AFTER YOU READ

Work in groups Answer the following questions:

1 Which service provided by Thanh Ba Post

Office do you think is the most important?

Why?

2 What services do you think Thanh Ba Post office should have in the future?

• Prepare Speaking lesson.

You are unlucky!

You’ve just lost half of your points!

What is the synonym of

“One moment, please”?

- Hang on!

is the organization which is in charge of the postal

service

The post office

This is a piece of information

that you leave to S.O when you

cannot speak to them - Message

This means “telephone somebody

again or telephone somebody

who

telephoned you earlier”

- call somebody back.

This is a seven-letter

word which means

details of where

somebody lives or

works and where

letters, etc can be sent.

- address.

A small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it which

is stuck onto a letter or parcel before it is posted to show that postage has been paid for What is it?

- a stamp

X 2

Lucky

number!